I saw Muffles the Pikes Peak marmot on the website store for the Pikes Peak Hillclimb auto race and decided I had to have it. A beautifully and authentically created plush animal he is, too. He is very realistic and, has also taught me something about marmots. I knew they existed but never knew really what they looked like. He is beautiful, and a great mascot in tribute to one of the world's greatest and most historic automobile races.